June 16, 2013

Nothing beats a parade.

From beginning to the end nothing beats a parade.From the flags and our veterans at the beginning.
The grand marshal,Jennie Stevens. .At 92 she is still busy.

The 100th anniversary of the Alden fire department was held during Alden Days celebration. The parade featured many fire departments from surrounding communities. I like seeing the old fire trucks.

There was a bag piper this year. Never have seen a bag piper in person. The sound is amazing.
The kids got their share of candy.

Of course there were old cars,bands and the horses bringing up the rear. The rain held off until the parade was over. The fire works are not my favorite thing and they are not Ziva's either.Hope your week goes well.j

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Older than I want to be.I am a widow, mother, grandmother, who loves to cook and care for my family and home. I was married to my highschool sweetheart for 52 years.We have 2 grown sons and 2 grown daughters and six grandchildren 3 of each.ages 22-8.We have 2 great grand children 1 of each.
I will from time to time get on my box and complain or comment on a current affair.
Besides gardening, my craft is making and oil painting cloth dolls, with Helen Pringle and Emma Adams as my inspiration.
I enjoy re purposing things and collect lots of things.I do needle work. I also love to listen to books on tape while I work.
This year I am downsizing.
There is an old saying "you collect for the first 1/2 of your life and try to get rid of the second 1/2.It is true. The downsizing is taking longer than I thought but I keep at it.I still love all my vintage and antique stuff. I will share it from time to time.
I have discovered I really like making doll quilts so stay tuned for a bit about my quilting.
j

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